Liquid condiments are an integral part of Chinese cuisine. Legendary oriental sauces conquered the world. Among the ten most popular of them is Hoisin sauce. The recipe for this seasoning includes many ingredients. Some of them are not easy to get. But our compatriots always find a way out of the situation. We offer you instructions for the production of a worthy analogue of the famous sauce.
How to replace unusual ingredients
For many years, Chinese chefs have kept the secrets of making an unusually delicious marinade. Europeans could only guess what this sweet and sour seasoning is made of, with which an amazing Peking duck is served. Now many people are able to mix Hoisin sauce. The recipe for the marinade involves the use of fermented beans, red rice, sesame oil, rice vinegar, garlic, adzuki beans, ginger, Chinese seasoning "Five Spices", etc. In the Middle Kingdom, these components are quite available. We will have to be realistic and adapt the recipe to the usual realities.
Interestingly, the name of the sauce translates as "Seafood." At the same time, there are no seafood in its composition. But the fact is there. Apparently, Chinese culinary specialists made some special sense in this epithet. But we will not puzzle over such nuances. Better try to pick up domestic counterparts to overseas ingredients. Know that sesame oil is almost no different from sunflower oil, and the adzuki beans taste like canned red beans. But what about rice vinegar? How can I replace this component? Experts say that wine vinegar is no worse. And find it on the shelves of domestic stores, you see, much easier. Only the Five Spices remain indispensable. But this misunderstanding can and should be fought.
Hoisin sauce. Ingredients
Here is the list of products for the preparation of our marinade in Russian conditions:
- red beans (canned) - 60 grams;
- juice from a can in which canned beans were sold - 20 milliliters;
- soy sauce - 60 milliliters;
- garlic - two cloves;
- wine vinegar (6 percent) - 40 milliliters;
- honey - 20 milliliters;
- chili pepper - 10 grams;
- sesame or sunflower oil - 20 milliliters;
- Five Spice seasoning - 2 pinches.
The last ingredient is sold in large stores. Usually he stands on a shelf with Chinese products. However, it can be made from separately purchased spices:
- cinnamon (kinamon) - one stick (4 centimeters);
- cloves - 10 pieces;
- fennel seeds - one tablespoon;
- star anise (anise) - two stars;
- ginger (Sichuan pepper) - one tablespoon.
All components must first be heated in a pan, and then crushed into powder.
How to make Hoisin sauce at home
- First you need to peel and finely chop the garlic.
- Then you need to cut the pepper in half, remove seeds and membranes from it. Then half the fruit should be crushed.
- Next, place the pepper and garlic in a blender and combine them with canned beans. You should get a puree mass.
- After this, you need to melt the honey and pour over the resulting slurry.
- Then you should add sauce, vinegar and vegetable (sesame) oil to the rest of the ingredients.
- In conclusion, it is necessary to add seasoning "Five Spices" or a self-prepared mixture. Everything needs to be mixed again until smooth.
- If it seemed to you that the sauce turned out to be too dense, dilute it with juice from a can and whisk again with a blender.
Cooking Tips
- Chili pepper and garlic are part of the Hoisin sauce. The recipe tells them to crumble into small pieces. We recommend wearing gloves to protect your hands from burns. Alternatively, garlic powder can be included in the dish.
- Among the ingredients from which the sauce is made, honey is found. Moreover, it must be melted to a liquid state. It is better to do this in a steam bath, so that all the beneficial properties are preserved.
- Seasoning should turn out homogeneous and smooth. Such an effect is impossible without the use of modern kitchen appliances. A blender is the best option for making sauce. He is able to turn disparate components into a single whole.
Hoisin with orange juice
You can cook the famous Chinese sauce with the addition of orange juice. This recipe proposes not to puzzle over what rice rice vinegar can be replaced with. You can use all the usual table product in a 5 percent concentration.
Ingredients:
- soy sauce - eight tablespoons;
- chili sauce - forty drops;
- 5 percent vinegar - four teaspoons;
- garlic powder - a quarter of a teaspoon;
- orange juice - two tablespoons;
- honey (liquid) - two tablespoons.
Cooking method.
Place all the ingredients in the mixer bowl and beat until smooth.
Hoysin on peanut butter
Another interesting option for seasoning. The composition of the sauce includes the following ingredients:
- peanut butter - 80 grams;
- honey - 40 milliliters;
- soy sauce - 160 milliliters;
- wine vinegar (white, 6 percent) - 20 milliliters;
- garlic powder - one pinch;
- chili sauce - 40 milliliters;
- Five Spice seasoning - one pinch;
- sesame oil - 20 milliliters.
Peanut Sauce Instructions
- First, put the peanut butter in the blender.
- Then it must be poured with honey.
- After that, add chili sauce.
- Next, pour vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil.
- Then you need to grind all the ingredients into a homogeneous mass.
- At the end, add garlic and spices and mix everything thoroughly again.
Combination with various dishes
As mentioned above, the famous Peking duck cannot do without Hoisin sauce. The recipe prescribes to mix it with honey and grease the bird with it before going to the oven. After that, the roast is amazing. It is covered with a magnificent golden honey crust. Hoisin is also added to soups, and they acquire a unique taste and aroma. The sauce is often used as a marinade for barbecue. The meat, which has lain in it for some time, becomes tender and unusually tasty. Chinese seasoning can also be served with other dishes. Feel free to experiment, bon appetit!